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Friends in High Places – Battlefield 1 Trailer Shows Off Awesome Fighter Plane Gameplay!

Is it possible to make the horror of the First World War fun?  Video game developers haven’t attempted it – until now. On October 21,…

Author Warns That WW2 Revisionist History Is Becoming Mainstream in Modern Croatia

British historian Rory Yeomans, who has delved into the historical Croatian fascist Ustasa movement, says he’s concerned about academics and politicians who want to rewrite…

The Spanish Double Agent In WW2 London Whose Wife Nearly Derailed D-Day!

To think that an argument between a husband and wife nearly derailed D-Day is almost unbelievable – but it’s true. Recently released secret files of…

After 70 Years Hidden In A Drawer, A German WW2-Era Rolex Has Been Sold For More Than £50,000

A unique German military watch which lay forgotten in a drawer in a house in Lanarkshire, Scotland for approximately 70 years generated more than £54,000…

Dutch divers of the North Sea identify British submarine from World War I

  Divers in the North Sea have recently explored two British submarines from World War I. One of the wrecks has been identified as the…

On His First Mission, This American Air Force Misfit Saved His Plane And Was Awarded The Medal of Honor

Maynard Harrison “Snuffy” Smith was such a screw-up, he joined the US Army to avoid jail. He earned the nickname, “Snuffy Smith,” because no one…

Black Sheep One: American WW2 Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills – Gregory “Pappy” Boyington

Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known…

Landing on Leyte During the Philippines Campaign of World War Two (Watch)

In 1942, the Japanese invaded and occupied the Philippines. Two years later, United States forces began their liberation. This was known as the Battle of…

Watch This Rare WW2 German Combat Footage – In Color!

See this extraordinary combat footage from WWII! Watch, as it begins with the German soldiers marching in their famous or – depending on your preference…

The Cactus Air Force: Guadalcanal Shoestring Flyers Took On Japanese Zeros – And They Won

The Battle of Guadalcanal was one of the most important battles in the Pacific theater of World War Two. Marking the furthest expansion of the…

Audie Murphy – Troubled American Medal of Honor War Hero and Epic Hollywood Star

One of the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925.  His life story…

“I Know The Costs” – Charles Bestgen, Mid-Missouri veteran wounded while serving as machine-gunner in Korea

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…